Fortune Favors the Brave

Innovation. It’s a word that’s tossed around far too often and much too cavalierly. It’s used to describe everything from media companies to toothpaste. But what is innovation? I believe that true innovation only happens outside of your comfort zone. It’s rarely a safe path taken without the specter of failure looming overhead.

A couple weeks ago, we moved our office across town to a’s archives spanning 36 years—a reality my wife was not overly thrilled about. In between writing and conference calls, I found myself drawn to the new bookshelf in my basement office and the jumbled collection of magazines it housed. I’d shuffle a couple magazines around to restore some semblance of order, but I would inevitably be drawn into the musty pages.